PODIATRISTS IN THE NEWS - PART 1

07/27/2012     

Forensic Testimony by OH Podiatrist Clears Accused Murderer

One certainly does not associate the work of a podiatrist with helping to free a man accused in a murder case from life in prison. But, if that podiatrist also doubles as a forensic podiatrist, such an occurrence can come about. Dr. Michael Forman, a Pepper Pike resident who practices in Lyndhurst, decided about four years ago that he wanted to add a little spice to his practice and pursued a podiatric forensics degree.

Dr. Michael Forman

In the end, all of Forman’s work paid off in a big way for a New Zealand defendant. While most forensic podiatrists are called in to give supplemental testimony as a defense or prosecuting lawyer builds a case, Forman’s work in the Scott Guy murder case in far-off New Zealand proved to be decisive in the finding of Ewan Macdonald not guilty of a murder charge. “It was the most famous criminal case in the history of New Zealand jurisprudence, similar to the O.J. case in the U.S.,” Forman noted.

Source:  Jeff Piorkowski, Sun News [7/25/12]